Privacy Policy

WEBSITE PRIVACY POLICY

Ulmer & Berne LLP (“Ulmer” or “we”) values your privacy and is committed to protecting it. It is important to review this Privacy Policy in its entirety. Please note that this Privacy Policy applies only to our online information gathering and use practices that are connected with the Ulmer website and does not apply to any of our practices conducted offline.

The Information We Collect

Information You Provide to Ulmer. We collect personal data that you provide to Ulmer. Personal data is information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person, and may include your name, physical address, phone number, e-mail address, and any other information that would allow someone to identify or contact you. You are not required to provide any information to Ulmer for use of the Ulmer website. However, this choice may result in certain Ulmer website features not working, not receiving Ulmer publications, and missing invitations to Ulmer events.

Information We Collect Automatically When You Use the Ulmer Website. When you access or use the Ulmer website, we may automatically collect information about you, including:

Usage, System, and Log Data. Your IP address, device identifier, location information, MAC address, browser, and activity on the Ulmer website, including, but not limited to, date and times of use, clicks, page and profile views, and the amount of time you spend on each page.

Data Collected Through Cookies and Similar Technologies. Like many online services, we use various technologies to collect usage data and store preferences. One such technology is called a cookie. A cookie is a small data file that is transferred to your computer’s hard disk. We may use both session cookies and persistent cookies to better understand how you interact with the Ulmer website and to monitor aggregate usage by our users and web traffic routing on the Ulmer website. Also, we may create a unique device or user ID for you and store it in a cookie so we can recognize you and customize your experience based on your preferences. Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually choose to set your browser to remove or reject browser cookies or to prompt you before accepting such a cookie. Please note that if you choose to remove or reject browser cookies, this could affect the availability or functionality of the Ulmer website.

Online Tracking. Some web browsers have a “Do Not Track” feature. That feature lets individuals tell websites that they visit that they do not want to have their online activity tracked. The features are not uniform across all browsers and, at this time, the Ulmer website does not respond to those signals.

How and Why We Use Your Information

How We Use Your Information. We use your information for a variety of purposes, including to:

Provide, operate, maintain and improve the Ulmer website;

Respond to your comments, questions, and requests and to provide customer service and support;

Send you promotional materials and information;

Monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with the Ulmer website and for marketing or advertising purposes; and

For other purposes about which we notify you.

How We Share Your Information. We will not share personal data about you with any third parties except as described in this Privacy Policy:

Ulmer Website Providers. We may share your personal data with third-party vendors that are performing work on behalf of Ulmer.

Compliance with Laws. We may disclose your personal data to a third party if we believe that disclosure is reasonably necessary to comply with any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request.

Business Transfers. We may share or transfer your personal data in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.

Affiliates. We may share your personal data with affiliates of Ulmer for use as otherwise described in this Privacy Policy.

Why We Use Your Information. We use your information collected from the Ulmer website only when we are legally allowed to do so and for the following lawful reasons:

Consent. This includes when you voluntarily share your personal data with Ulmer to receive a response to an inquiry, receive Ulmer publications, receive invitations to Ulmer events, and/or view Ulmer webinars.

Legitimate Interest. This includes using your information to analyze and improve the Ulmer website, verifying that the personal data we have from you is current, and keeping a record of your communication preferences.

Legal Obligation. This includes complying with applicable laws, regulations, and professional obligations.

Third Party Websites

Certain pages within the Ulmer website contain “hyperlinks” to third party websites. Please note that Ulmer is not responsible in any way for the privacy practices of other websites and suggests that you review the privacy policies of those third party websites before using them.

Minors

Use of the Ulmer website is not intended for people under the age of 13. Further, we do not knowingly collect personal data from children under the age of 13. If you are a parent or guardian of a child under the age of 13 and believe he or she has disclosed personal data to us, please contact us at the e-mail address set forth in this Privacy Policy and Ulmer will delete such personal data.

You have the right to review, amend, or delete personal data you have provided to Ulmer by contacting Ulmer using the e-mail address set forth in this Privacy Policy.

Additionally, should you wish to restrict the types of promotional materials you receive from Ulmer or opt-out of receiving promotional materials altogether from Ulmer, you may contact Ulmer by using the e-mail address set forth in this Privacy Policy.

Retention of Personal Data

Ulmer keeps data pursuant to its internal policies and procedures, for lengths of time which can vary based on a variety of factors.

Where We Maintain Personal Data

Personal data is maintained within the United States.

Changes to This Policy

Please note this Privacy Policy is subject to change from time to time. We will notify you of material changes to this Privacy Policy by either sending you an e-mail or by posting such changes on this page of the Ulmer website. The effective date of each version of the Privacy Policy will be included in this Privacy Policy. Prior versions of this Privacy Policy will be kept in an archive for you to view for a reasonable period of time.

Accountability and Compliance

You may address any question or complaints regarding how Ulmer complies with this Privacy Policy to the e-mail address set forth in this Privacy Policy.

Additionally, you may have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority about how we have processed your personal data, although we would encourage you to contact us first using the e-mail address set forth in this Privacy Policy so that we may try to address your concerns.

Contact Information

If you want to contact Ulmer about anything related to this Privacy Policy, please send an e-mail to info@ulmer.com.